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Alimony Meaning & Definition
Alimony Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Alimony?

[n] court-ordered support paid by one spouse to another after they are separated

Synonyms | Synonyms for Alimony: maintenance

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See Also | support payment

Alimony In Webster's Dictionary

\Al"i*mo*ny\, n. [L. alimonia, alimonium, nourishment, sustenance, fr. alere to nourish.] 1. Maintenance; means of living. 2. (Law) An allowance made to a wife out of her husband's estate or income for her support, upon her divorce or legal separation from him, or during a suit for the same. --Wharton. Burrill.

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